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P. R. SLEDGE}:- ARTICLE SUPPORT.

nrucmau FILED IAY 24. 1915.

1,181,040. Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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P. R. SLEDGE, In.

ARTICLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED IA! 24. I915.

1,181,040. Patented Apr. 25,1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL B. SLEDGE, .13., 0F AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

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1,181,040. medication Letters Patent Patented Apr. 25, 1916. Application filed Kay 24, 1915. Serial No. 80,121.

To all whom it may concern: place to place while the article or articles Be it known that I, PAUL B. Srnpqn, Jr., a citizen of the United States, resldmg at Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements m Articlesupports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for sup porting articles, such as trays, canopies, mosquito bars, curtains, etc., from non, brass and other metallic beds.

One object of the invent on 1s to prov de an article support com nsmg arts which may be firmly attach to an supported from the bed against liability-of displacement, or disconnection from shocks or vibrations.

A further objectof the invention is to provide an article support which may be applied without in ury to the bed and the attaching posts 0 which may be arranged in difierent positions according to the character of the article to be supported or to the bed structure.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combinatlon and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the application of the invention to a Fig. 2isato planviewofthe same. F1g.31s a verti transverse section on line of Fig. 1. Figs. 4. and 5 are 've v1ews of the corner brackets. Fig. 6 is a view of one ofthe saddle brackets. Fig. 7 is a view of a clamping or seat block used in con nection therewith. and 9 are views showing diferent apphcations of the parts showninFigsfiand'l'. Fig. loisasectional view showing the use of the saddle bracket in conjunction with a modified form of block. Fig. 11 is a view of a modified form of saddle bracket. Fig. 12 is a view of a supporting bracket.

carrying my inventlon into practice, I

provide means attachable to the side rails 1 of an iron, bras or other metallic bedstead 2, for the purpose of supporting any desired article therefrom, such as trays, canopies, costumes, racks and various other articles, in such a manner as to hold the same clear of the floor, and without marrmg or injuring the bedstead, or in any manner mterfering with it being moved about from are supported thereon. The supporting means may be employed for domestic purposes or for the use of dealers in displaying articles in a way to economize floor space.

The supporting means includes a saddle bracket or casting 3, comprising a rectangular or oblong rectangular block, recessed to form a receiving slot 4 and arms or lugs 5 and 6 at the opposite sides thereof. These arms or lugs may be coextensive in thiclmm and other dimensions, or substantiall so,

and extending through the body 0 the bracket and the said lugs 5 and 6 are slots or openings 7 and 8 intersected at the ends of the block by longitudinal openings 9 each receiving a winged clamping screw 10. Formed in the body of the plate, on opposite sides of the transverse center thereof, are opemngs 11, for a purpose hereinafter described.

The block 3 is adapted for use in connection with a clamping or seat block 12, which is of a form correspondin to the saddle bracket and the opemng 4 t erein and to fit snugly within said opening. Two of the adjacent sides of this block are cut away to provlde mtersecting recesses 13, providing an t-shaped seat to receive one of the rails 1, which is designed to be clamped between said seat and adjacent sides or walls of the races 4. Theblock12isdesignedtobeheldinp0si tion by a bolt 14 pasin through one of the openliggs 11 and provi ed with a retaining nut It will be seen from the above that the saddle bracket may be applied to any of the ordinary angle metal rails of a bed stead, Fig. 8 showing the bracket applied horizonta ly to an ordinary form of angle metal rail having a vertical web and a horizontal web, the latter extending inwardly from the upper edge of the vertical web. When the bracket is so applied standards or uprights, or other elements to be supported may be fitted within the slots 7 and 8 and secured by means of the set screws 10. Fig. 9 shows the bracket and block applied in a vertical position, thus disposing the slots 7 8 to horizontally receive parts to be supported or suitable reinforcing means. The described construction of the block and saddle bracket adapts the bracket to be secured horizontally or vertimlly upon the top or bottom of the rail 1 or upon either side of said rail, and to rails in which the horizontal web extends inwardly from the lower edge of the vertical web instead of inwardly from the upper edge thereof. The openings 11 adapt the bracket for interchangeability of application in the manner described, as well as to right or left ad'e rails, as will be readily understood.

In some cases the saddle bracket may be modified in construction, as shown in Fig. 11, wherein the saddle bracket 3' is provided with but a single slot 7 which extends through the body thereof and the log 5, the other lug 6 being reduced in thickness, and but one of the set screws 10 being employed. This construction of saddle bracketmay be employed whenever and wherever it is unnecessary to have more than one receiving slot and clamping screw although this modified form of bracket is otherwise adapted to perform all of the functions of the bracket 3 and to be applied interchangeably in the same manner. In some types of metallic beds, the side rails are of tubular form, as shown at 1" in 10, and for use in conjlmction with th1s type of rail I provide a block 12 having a concavity or recess 13 of suitable size and form to receive and go the rail tube, which block may be emp oyed in conjunction with either of the saddle brackets or 3.

For the purpose of connecting forcing two or more of the brackets 3 or 3 when applied to either the side, head or foot rails of a bed, I provide bracing brackets or members 16 and 17. The member 16 is adapted for use as a corner brace to prevent relative movement of right angularly related rails of a bedstead and co ent play or vibration of the elements an articles supported. This bracket consists of an upright body portion 18 formed with a receiving slot 19 to receive an upright or article to be supported and having a threaded opening 20 intersecting said slot and provided with a set screw 21 to engage and hold the upright. Extending from aid body portion 18 in opposite directions and substantially at right angles to each other are arms 22 having lateral portions 23 at their ends terminating in depending shanks 2% to engage the slots 7 or 8 of brackets 3 or3andtobeengagedbythe set screws 10 coiperating with the aforesaid slots, whereby the brace will not only be firmly supported but will connect and rigidly tie and-bran: two saddle brackets, such as two of the brackets 3 or 3 secured to one of thesiderailsandaheadora footrail of bedstead. By this means both saddle bracketswill berigidly tied and connected, as well as the rails of the bedstead mentioned, while the'brace itself will be firmly fastened in position, thus preven movement of sithepartsofthebedoro thesupported and rein-.

articles, and obviating the shaking or vibration of the articles, as is common with prior devices. It will be understood, of course, that the brackets when so connected will be held with the rails against relative motion, and the standards or uprights, or article supported by the brackets, will also be rigidly held, thus preventing objectionable oscillation or vibration of supported elements in moving the bed from place to place or as a result of floor vibrations. Furthermore, it will be evident that the article or articles may be sup orted wholly above the floor of the room or use or display, and without marring or injuring the bedstead, or preventing it from being moved from place to place as 1613b? bigfiet 17 consistia like the bracket .0 ay rtion25 vmg' arecei' slot :26, will opening 2;? and set sch- 28, and also having oppositely extending arms 29 and- 30. These arms, however, project 1n opposite directions from the body portion in alinement with each other, and theannQQterminatesinashanki-lltoengage one of the bracket saddles 3 or 3, while the arm 30 terminates in a forked pf:- tion 32. This foi-m of brace 17, which e the brace 16 is also a corner brace, is ada ted 'cularly for use where the bedstea is wi out a head rail or foot rail, as sometimes is the case in of very cheap construction, the fork 32 being to engage an adjacent corner post 0 the bedstead by which the willbe firmly con- 10c nected and braced. e two types of corner braces 16 and 17 may be employed on either the inside, outside, head or foot of the bedstead and be either a normal position in which it is fitted into-the brackets 10: from above, or in an inverted in which it will be fitted into the brackets fi-Om below, the construction being such that absolute rigidity-will be retained and the supporting and bracing members rendered ca pable of being arranged to suit different or varying conditions of service. Where two of the brackets 3 are vertically disposed at either side or upon opposite sides of a bed, supporting bracket members 33 may be fitted 1n the upper slots and secured by the cooper-a set screws 10, while a transverse rein orcing bar 3& fits in the lower slots and is secured by the other set screws 10. The supporting brackets 33 have sleeves or sockets 35 to receive standards or uprights 36 adapted to be fastened in the-posh tron by set screws 37, allowing articles of various kinds to be supported while the supporting means and bedstead are held rigid against disconnection or relative vibration, even when the bed is moved from place to place, the advantages of which will be apparent. The structures described also permit the articles to be supported above the floor line, so as to prevent the same from becoming soiled.

I claim:

1. In an article support for attachment to bedsteads, the combination with slotted bracket members ada ted for engagement with portions of a bedstead at right angles to each other, of a reinforcing bracket memher having arms arranged at rlght angles to each other and provi ed with portions to engage the slots in said slotted bracket members, said reinforcing bracket member having means to receive and support an element or article to be supported.

2. In an article support for attachment to bedsteads, the combination with U-shaped saddle brackets adapted for agement with portions of a bedstead at right angles to each other, of a reinforcing bracket memher having arms arranged at right angles to each other and having laterally extendin and depending portions to engage sai saddle brackets, said reinforcing bracket member having means to receive and support an element or article to be supported.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

R. M. Rm, Jos. P. Baxrnnr.

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